ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Population health

Population health is about how healthy a group of people (like a neighborhood, city, or country) is. People who study population health look at things like what kinds of disease and health problems the group of people has, how long people are living, and what kinds of risks they take with their health (like smoking cigarettes or not eating healthy food). By understanding these things, they can help the group of people become healthier.